Webinar
How cities can lead with impact: practical tools for future-ready city strategies
March 11, 2026 02:00 PM Europe/Helsinki
In this webinar, the City of Espoo and VTT share how they use data, systems thinking and impact models to guide real-world choices on wellbeing, services and sustainability. You will see how a holistic, impact-driven approach helps cities create future-ready strategies, align departments around shared goals and improve quality of life for residents.
Agenda:
Welcome and opening : Kalle Kantola, Vice President, Foresight and data economy, VTT
Impact leadership for future-ready cities
Kirsi Hyytinen, Research Team Leader, VTT
Case Espoo: towards systemic impact leadership
Piia Wollstén, Director of Digital Service Development, City of Espoo
Anni Orttenvuori-Ganter, Lead Data and Knowledge Architect, City of Espoo
Integrating data for better urban decisions
Peter Ylén, Lead, System Dynamics, VTT
Q&A